This is a postcard with a panoramic view of Howell. The view is to the north and is believed to have been taken from the top of Union/Central High School which was located on South Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan.
In view is Michigan Avenue which was previously known as East Street and Division Street. The most predominant building in view looking northwest is the Walnut Street Methodist Church. North of the city blocks on East Grand River, one can see the tower of the Livingston County Courthouse and the belfry of the Baptist Church. To the east, the steeple of the Presbyterian Church is visible.
Postcard message: Howell is a dandy little town. Just wait and you will say so too H.J.B. From Mr. Stephen Dunlap 4443 Berkley Ave Chicago, Illinois. Postmarked October 4, 1907. The date of this photograph is unknown.
A postcard showing downtown Howell, Michigan sent to a Mrs. H.G. Briggs in Chicago, Illinois postmarked March 4, 1898. The streets are unpaved with horses and buggies, bicycles, and people walking. Visible business signs of an undertaker, Goodnow and Beach, Goodnow & Jubb, McPhersons Bank, and Porter Clothing Co. Partial sign with word Cigar.
Postcard reads: "If you have a magnifying glass you can tell who those boys are on the corner especially the one with the wheel."
